Movies Explained

TENEBRAE Explained: Dario Argento's Last Great Horror Film
After the release of Deep Red in 1975, it seemed that Dario Argento had said his final word on giallo.

QUATERMASS AND THE PIT: Delicious Sci-Fi Horror from Hammer
It can confidently be said that if it were not for Nigel Kneale and his productions about Professor Bernard Quatermass, today’s cinema and...

Exploring LIFEFORCE: Tobe Hooper's Sci-Fi Horror Gem
Delve into the world of space vampires and crystal coffins in Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce, a sci-fi horror film that challenges traditional genre...

FRIGHT NIGHT Explained: A Look Back at Tom Holland's Horror
Fright Night, a horror comedy that became a box office hit, where traditional vampire traits clash with modern suburban values.

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL Explained: The Antidote to Bly Manor
The not-so-recent premiere of The Haunting of Bly Manor left most viewers rather disappointed, especially after the excellent The Haunting of Hill...

THE BORDERLANDS, aka FINAL PRAYER: A delicious Gothic horror
One of the pleasures of being a modern film enthusiast is discovering titles one would never have heard of, thanks to the internet, and especially...

THE DESCENT Decoded: The Best British Horror of the Century
The Nun by Corin Hardy was not what I expected. Not only in the context of other films in the series initiated by The Conjuring…

THE OLD DARK HOUSE: A Grandfather of Mad Family-Type Horror
I would like to go back to the 1930s, to a time when British director James Whale was regarded as one of the greatest creators of cinematic horror.